Tom Bowles 86 Articles on Frontstretch

Bowles-Eye View: The Power of NASCAR Expectations – When a Racetrack Isn’t Allowed to Change

June 15, 2023March 19, 2012 by Tom Bowles

For fans, Bristol is no longer special. The expectations in their heads are set and stubborn minds will never lose the beauty of what once was.

June 10, 2023March 14, 2012 by Tom Bowles

Did You Notice? The pressure to perform is getting to drivers, not crew chiefs early this season?

June 9, 2023March 14, 2012 by Frontstretch Staff

Was Stewart’s Sin City success enough to impress our writers and put him atop our Power Rankings?

June 9, 2023March 11, 2012 by Tom Bowles

It’s been a drought of epic proportions. But for the second time in three races, a case could be made that Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a chance to end it.

June 8, 2023March 8, 2012 by Tom Bowles

As Dodge prepares to reveal its NASCAR future, they’re also wagering a multimillion-dollar gamble on the racing roulette wheel.

June 8, 2023March 6, 2012 by Tom Bowles

Did You Notice? That as we transition from Phoenix to Sin City, there’s no need for some teams to play craps in Vegas?

June 6, 2023March 6, 2012 by Frontstretch Staff

After the “now I’ve seen everything” week that was Daytona, Sunday rolled around and it was business as usual at Phoenix International Raceway.

June 1, 2023March 5, 2012 by Tom Bowles

For Hendrick this week, the only “sign of things to come” is a whole bunch of crafty arguments.

May 30, 2023February 29, 2012 by Tom Bowles

The crew chief for Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 car, Chad Knaus, has been suspended for six weeks after an infraction for a modified C-pillar.

May 26, 2023February 28, 2012 by Tom Bowles

Did You Notice? The alliteration for 2012 Daytona Speedweeks was Demolition Derby?